Hello, I’m trying to install the dash pad and I’m having trouble getting the three screws started on top of the pad by the defroster vents, the screws are already shoved into the holes of the dash pad I purchased from WCCC years ago.
The holes are very narrow and it’s hard to even get a phillips screwdriver into the holes, I even tried to remove the screws from the dash pad, and it appears the holes are narrower than the screw heads?? The windshield is already installed?
Use an ice pick or thin awl to align the three holes. Then start one screw, not all the way, and start the other two. Once started, then tighten them up. If you can remove the dash pad, try screwing the screws into the holes to see if they are the right size.
I have removed quite a few of these dash pads. What often will happen is that the head of the screw will end up under the vinyl of the pad. I use a small flat blade screwdriver to work the vinyl back under the head of the screw. Then the screw will come right out of the hole.